Recycling PALMS

How often do you recycle parts from your broken rods? Hmmm.. Let me rephrase that question, how often do you break a rod? LOL... Some broken rods are worthy to have their components recycled and some don't.  I am sure you would not want to have a custom rod done up with the USED cheap low quality components.

Normally the guides and quik-lock can be savaged easily but reel seat and butt cap are case to case basis.

These are the guides savaged from the rod. The condition is still good despite of some dirt around the rings. After some soaking and brushing, it will look like brand new... at least from afar.    
                                                                   

All the components will be on this MHX blank.

I will try to retain its' original design as close as possible but using EVA foam handle. A new Fuji ACS reel seat with the old KDPS quik-lock from Palms.

Slight different at the butt section. I fixed a butt cap instead of the eva butt.

Putting it all together and it look something like the old design...

A new winding check in front of the fore grip.

The new decal for the new rod.

The guides up. Same number of guides used.

A full view handle of the completed rod.

ABU GARCIA "FANTASISTA" reborn

One thing that I seldom do is parts salvaging ... especially for reel seat. It is just too time consuming. But I had this reel seat for quite some time and it took me 4 man hours to remove the blank from the reel seat.

The parts that manage to be salvaged are the reel seat, the guides and butt cap.

Test fitting the components

Putting all the components together.

Done with the reel seat and rod decal.

Guide wrapping to match the reel seat color.

After epoxy

Rear view from the butt cap

Guides line up

View from reel seat 

OLD Bamboo rod conversion to SPEY ROD

This is a 3 pc spinning bamboo rod measuring about 12.5' when put together.

The condition of this rod is good considering its 'age'..

The handle

However the guides are pretty used up.

All the guides stripped and the loose varnish removed. Light sanding was done on the bamboo blanks before a new coat of polyurethane was applied on it.

The set of new guides are to take their places.

The old cork grip removed.

The reel seat removed and the old glue residue on the timber handle was scrap off.

 New cork rings for the grip.

New handles done.

Guides wrapped except for the tip. Missed out during my order for the guides.
It has to wait for now..

And finally the last parts was delivered after 3 weeks. The tip top was fixed in place.

A coat of cork seal was applied to the cork handle.

That is the completed BAMBOO SPEY ROD totally rebuilt from an old bamboo spinning rod.